OPTION A
CAHA Intent to Injure Policy
The CAHA strives to provide an educational and fun hockey experience for student athletes. While physical play is part of the game at the upper levels, there no place in the great game of hockey for intentional physical abuse or violent acts. This policy is intended to provide clear expectations to our youth players so they may understand there are severe consequences for intentionally trying to injure another player.
Intent to Injure: Intent to injure means physical contact with a player that intentionally causes the player to sustain bodily harm or personal injury. This also includes physical contact with a player that intentionally creates a threat of immediate bodily harm or personal injury.
Intent to injure does not include physical contact that is reasonably designed to coach, teach or demonstrate a hockey skill. Permitted physical conduct may include, but is not necessarily limited to, shooting pucks at a goalie, demonstrating checking and other hockey skill, and communicating with or directing players, during the course of a game or practice, by touching them in a non-threatening manner.
Upon learning of a violation of this policy, the Player Development Committee will convene a meeting to review eye witness and player accounts of the incident and establish an appropriate penalty. In general, the following guidelines will be applied without refundbut deviated from on a case-by-case basis:
Mini-mites to Squirts (U 10)
- 1st offense – 30 day suspension off-ice
- 2nd offense – 60 day suspension off-ice
- 3rd offense – season suspension
Peewee and Bantams
- 1st offense – 45 day suspension off-ice
- 2nd offense – season suspension
During their suspension, the player may not participate in practices, scrimmages or games. They may enter the arenas to watch hockey.
Prior to roster “lock down” on December 31, if the suspended player is a member of an A team, a B team player may be moved up to fill the suspended players spot on the A team at the discretion of coaches.
OPTION B
CAHA Intent to Injure Policy
The CAHA strives to provide an educational and fun hockey experience for student athletes. While physical play is part of the game at the upper levels, there no place in the great game of hockey for intentional physical abuse or violent acts. This policy is intended to provide clear expectations to our youth players so they may understand there are severe consequences for intentionally trying to injure another player.
Intent to Injure: Intent to injure means physical contact with a player that intentionally causes the player to sustain bodily harm or personal injury. This also includes physical contact with a player that intentionally creates a threat of immediate bodily harm or personal injury.
Intent to injure does not include physical contact that is reasonably designed to coach, teach or demonstrate a hockey skill. Permitted physical conduct may include, but is not necessarily limited to, shooting pucks at a goalie, demonstrating checking and other hockey skill, and communicating with or directing players, during the course of a game or practice, by touching them in a non-threatening manner.
Upon learning of a violation of this policy, the Player Development Committee will convene a meeting to review eye witness and player accounts of the incident and establish an appropriate penalty. In general, the following guidelines will be applied without refundbut deviated from on a case-by-case basis:
Mini-mites to Squirts (U 10)
- 1st offense – 30 day suspension
- 2nd offense – 60 day suspension
- 3rd offense – season suspension
NOTE: for Mini-mites and Mites, players may return to practice at some point during their 30 day suspension under the direct supervision of coaches. However, players serving a suspension may not participate in drills that involve physical contact.
Peewee and Bantams
- 1st offense – 45 day suspension off-ice
- 2nd offense – season suspension
During their suspension, the player may not participate in practices, scrimmages or games. They may enter the arenas to watch hockey.
Prior to roster “lock down” on December 31, if the suspended player is a member of an A team, a B team player may be moved up to fill the suspended players spot on the A team at the discretion of coaches.